Ohio State blitzed Illinois yesterday and avoided having an actual losing streak for the first time in years. Playing in front of a friendly home crowd, the Buckeyes shot lights out in the first half and gave their reserves plenty of playing time in the second half. They ended up beating Illinois 83-67, in a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Buckeye Basketball’
Home Cooking For The Buckeyes
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, sports, William Buford, Wisconsin on February 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s My Fault
Posted in Humor, sports, tagged Buckeye Basketball, Buckeye Nation, Fan Superstitions, Humor, Michigan State, Ohio State, Ohio State Buckeyes, sports, sports fans on February 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Uncle Mack’s post, below, quite correctly points out that I haven’t written anything about the unfortunate outcome of the Ohio State-Michigan State game Saturday night. The superficial reason for the omission is that I didn’t actually watch the game, because Kish and I were out having dinner with friends. The real, unstated reason, however, is [...]
Battling For The Big Ten Lead
Posted in sports, tagged Adreian Payne, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Brandon Wood, Buckeye Basketball, Derrick Nix, Draymond Green, Jared Sullinger, Keith Appling, Ohio State, sports, Thad Matta, Tom Izzo on February 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight the Michigan State Spartans come to the Schott to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes. The two teams stand atop the Big Ten, and the winner will have a leg up on winning the Big Ten regular season championship. This should be a classic match-up. Michigan State is coached by Tom Izzo, whose teams [...]
A Beautiful Buckeye Dunk
Posted in sports, tagged Buckeye Basketball, Dunks, Ohio State, Sam Thompson, sports on February 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This year’s Buckeye basketball team has to be the deepest and most athletic team Thad Matta has put on the court during his time at Ohio State. One of the more spectacular athletes is Sam Thompson, who seems like he could jump out of the gym if he really put his mind to it. Thompson, [...]
Concluding The Kohl Center Curse (Finally!)
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Jared Sullinger, Jordan Taylor, Kohl Center, Lenzelle Smith Jr., Ohio State, sports, William Buford, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Badgers on February 4, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Ohio State Buckeyes have finally — finally! — won a game at Wisconsin’s Kohl Center. They beat the Badgers today today, 58-52, in as tough and hard-fought a game as you would ever expect to see. Jared Sullinger was a beast on the inside; he scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Wisconsin [...]
The Challenge Of The Kohl Center
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Bo Ryan, Buckeye Basketball, Jared Berggren, Jordan Taylor, Kohl Center, Ohio State, sports, Thad Matta, Wisconsin on February 3, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Tomorrow afternoon the Ohio State Buckeyes travel to the Kohl Center to play the Wisconsin Badgers. They’re hoping to come away with their first win at Wisconsin under Coach Thad Matta. The Buckeyes have enjoyed great success under Coach Matta — but not at the Kohl Center. There, they are 0-6, and many of the [...]
Time For The Nut House To Rock The Schott!
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Big Ten, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Jared Sullinger, Jordan Morgan, Michigan Wolverines, Nut House, Ohio State, Schott, sports, The Schott, Tim Hardaway, Trey Burke, William Buford, Zack Novak on January 28, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Tomorrow the Buckeyes play the Michigan Wolverines at the Schott. The winner will stay atop the Big Ten. The loser is, well, the loser. Michigan has a good team this year. Tim Hardaway is one of the Big Ten’s best offensive players. Jordan Morgan plays a tough inside game. Trey Burke has been a huge [...]
The Road Gets Tougher For The Buckeyes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Aaron Craft, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Jared Sullinger, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, sports, William Buford, Wisconsin on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Ohio State pulverized Penn State tonight, 78-54. The Nittany Lions were just overmatched, as Ohio State improved to 6-2 in the Big Ten and 18-3 overall. It was a good victory for the Buckeyes, who have won their last three games resoundingly after a tough loss to Illinois. Tonight, the Ohio State offense was clicking, [...]
The Big Ten, On The Road
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Ohio State, Ohio State Buckeyes, sports, Thad Matta on January 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Big Ten is tough this year, and road wins are especially hard to come by. Just ask the Buckeyes — they lost two heart-breakers on the road. That’s why last night’s win against Nebraska was so valuable. Nebraska clearly is not one of the elite teams in the Big Ten, but this is a [...]
The Buckeyes Hit The Road, To Jayhawk Land (Cont.)
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Amir Williams, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Jared Sullinger, Kansas, Ohio State, Shannon Scott, sports, William Buford on December 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Jared Sullinger sat out today’s game, and Ohio State fell short and suffered its first loss of the season. Kansas shot the ball well, Thomas Robinson was a beast down low, and the Jayhawks pulled away from the Buckeyes at the end, 78-67. However, I can’t be too discouraged by the Buckeyes’ play today. Clearly, [...]
The Buckeyes Hit The Road, To Jayhawk Land
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Allen Fieldhouse, Buckeye Basketball, Evan Ravenel, Jared Sullinger, Kansas, Kansas Jayhawks, Ohio State, sports, Thomas Robinson, Tyshawn Taylor on December 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
So far this season, the basketball Buckeyes have stayed within the comfortable confines of the Schott. They’ve beaten some good teams — Duke and Florida among them — but you never quite know about a team’s character until you see them on the road, playing before screaming fans in a hostile arena. Today that will [...]
A Milestone For Coach Matta
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Ohio State, Ohio State Buckeyes, sports, Texas Pan American, Thad Matta on December 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today Ohio State basketball coach Thad Matta notched his 300th career collegiate coaching victory. It is a milestone for a man who helped to haul the Ohio State basketball program out of the mire and vault it into the stratosphere — and therefore is a milestone well worth celebrating. Most of Coach Matta’s wins — [...]
Coach K Comes To Columbus
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Andre Dawkins, Austin Rivers, Big Ten/ACC Challenge, Buckeye Basketball, college basketball, Duke, Duke Blue Devils, Jared Sullinger, Mason Plumlee, Mike Krzyzewski, Ohio State, Ryan Kelly, Seth Curry, sports, Thad Matta, William Buford on November 29, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Tonight at 9:30 p.m. the Ohio State men’s basketball team will take on the Duke Blue Devils at Value City Arena. It’s a match-up that will pit no. 2 against no. 3 and the winningest coach of all time, Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, against a strong up-and-comer in the Buckeyes’ Thad Matta. The game is part [...]
Liking Lenzelle
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Buckeye Basketball, Deshaun Thomas, Duke, Jared Sullinger, Lenzelle Smith Jr., Ohio State, sports, William Buford on November 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
There’s lots to like about this year’s version of the Ohio State men’s basketball team. They’ve got the dominant inside player in Jared Sullinger, the scrappy point guard in Aaron Craft, the steady senior scorer in William Buford, and the instant offense in Deshaun Thomas. They’ve got some talent on the bench, too. But for [...]
